| Cataegis meroglypta | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. meroglypta |
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| Cataegis meroglypta McLean & Quinn, 1987 | |
Cataegis meroglypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cataegidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 19 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.
References
- ↑ Cataegis meroglypta McLean & Quinn, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- "Cataegis meroglypta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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